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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 29

Emmitsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

110Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Emmitsburg

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Emmitsburg route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
European StarlingSturnidae2472025+29%1968
American RobinTurdidae1632025+289%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae1222025+710%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1082025+677%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae862025-44%1968
House SparrowPasseridae712025-73%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae672025+500%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae642025+48%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae642025+414%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae55202515×1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae47202529×1975
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432025+77%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422025+103%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae412025+87%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae402025+440%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae372025+450%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-71%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352025+414%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae342025+621%1968
American CrowCorvidae332025-6%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae322025+120%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae312025+420%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae292025+417%1968
House FinchFringillidae252025+546%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae232025+400%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae232025+65%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae232025+800%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025-65%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22202512×1978
Blue JayCorvidae212025+31%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025+200%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae182025+41%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+778%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+486%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142025+440%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae132025+31%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025+180%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025+275%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025+39%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae92025-22%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.